tank circuit

Definition of tank circuit

1: an oscillatory radio circuit associated with the output circuit of a tube generator which absorbs the generator ouput in the form of energy impulses of high value and short duration and in turn delivers its output to an antenna

2: a tuned circuit connected in the plate circuit of a tube generator

3: an absorption circuit

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